Off Campus
Students: Housing Search Hampers Study Abroad
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“Essentially, I have no set plan and it’s really stressful,” Dubose said. “My backup plan is couchsurfing … Hopefully it all works out.”
News
Student Assembly Hopefuls Share Platforms at Candidate Forum
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There are currently 13 seats that need to be filled in the assembly. Not all candidates were present at the forum.
Off Campus
Cornell Officials Prepare for Consequences of Summer Drought
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“Our sink water turned brown at one point,” said Colby Triolo ’19, who lived in Ithaca this summer. “[However], what I thought was the craziest was that Buttermilk Falls were completely dried up.”
Off Campus
Cornell Emergency Team Restricts Water Usage, Warns Drought Could Mandate ‘Water Rationing’
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At current water consumption rates, Ithaca could drain its reservoir within the next 30 days, if there is not significant rainfall or a significant reduction in consumption, according to a City of Ithaca press release.
News
Cornell University Librarian To Retire in 2017
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Kathryn Boor, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, predicted that Kenney will be remembered as “the librarian responsible for unifying all libraries across the entire University.”
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Cornell Students Raise $4K to Fight Malaria
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The funds will be used to purchase bed nets, which form a protective barrier around beds to prevent mosquito bites at night.
Cornell Close-Up
CORNELL CLOSE-UPS | Professor Calls Life a Balancing Act of Teaching, Learning and Art
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“It’s a nice life,” Velleman said. “You don’t get rich but that’s why I stayed here. I walk across campus and just pinch myself that I get to live and work in a place like this. It’s just beautiful.”
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Panelists Debate Morality of Assisted Suicide Bill
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“I worry about a society in which physicians do not have [the power to assist in suicide],” Bem said.
Off Campus
TCAT Considers Further Cuts to Summer Service Schedule
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The company plans to host two sessions on Cornell’s campus on April 7 and April 8 — in 226 Weill Hall and the community room of Maplewood Apartments, respectively.
board of trustees
Board of Trustees Resolution Mourns Garrett’s Death
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Senior Vice Provost of Academic Affairs John Siliciano has been named Deputy Provost, Acting President and Provost Michael Kotlikoff announced at the Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday morning. “This is in recognition of John’s terrific oversight of the Provost Office and his involvement in every initiative in the Provost Office,” Kotlikoff said. The trustee meeting began with the board’s adoption of a resolution mourning President Elizabeth Garrett’s death. “She set in motion a process that had long been regarded by university leaders as important but daunting … establishing a College of Business,” Acting Chairman Jan Rock Zubrow said. Following the successfu adoption of this resolution, Zubrow also read the unanimous resolution passed by the University Assembly, expressing condolences and appreciation for President Elizabeth Garrett.